Kelly Wilson

• Developed murine model of HIV in the CNS and performed In vivo, Ex vivo, and In vitro procedures to investigate evolving biological questions surrounding neuropathological and neurobehavioral manifestations of NeuroHIV.
• Independently performed various behavior studies on murine models of disease
• Actively participated in research conception, design and execution to address defined problems.
• Maintained accurate records of research findings and provided statistical analysis of data results
• Leveraged interpersonal and communication skills to mentor 3 PhD students, 6 graduate students, and 4 undergraduate students.
• Published research results in peer-reviewed journals and presented at over 10 seminars, 5 national and 2 international scientific conferences.

Conducted biomedical research focused on transcriptional and translational regulation of HIV gene expression utilizing molecular and in vitro techniques, i.e, ELISA, PCR, Immunofluorescent staining, Western blotting

Mastered molecular cloning techniques resulting in multiple unique plasmid expression vectors that were successfully introduced and expressed in human cell cultures.

Checked assignments and provided grades according to university standards.

Worked with professors in evaluating student progress, needs and gains.

Prepared lessons according to course outline to convey required material and deepen student understanding of subject matter.

• Processed hundreds of patient specimens daily according to priority and documented results accurately
• Maintained confidentiality of all patient information to conform to HIPAA and other regulatory standards.
• Kept laboratory in compliance with applicable guidelines and laws
• Quickly learned new skills and applied them to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
• Carried out day-day-day duties accurately and efficiently.
• Completed quality control and validation measures on new equipment, test kits, reagents, and stock organisms and executed corrective actions when test controls were outside specified limits.
• Identified and distinguished between routine and pathogenic organisms using manual and automated methodology